Longtime Hiroshima Carp pitcher Ken Takahashi has signed a one-year minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. The deal includes an invitation for Takahashi to attend the Jays’ major league spring training camp later this month.
The 39-year-old left-hander was 8-5 with a 3.50 ERA over 31 appearances in Japan’s Central League last season for Hiroshima. Takahashi broke in with the Carp in 1995 and went on to compile a career record of 66-87 with a 4.23 ERA over 14 seasons. He racked up 1.049 strikeouts in 1,429 innings. Takahashi’s best year was in 2001, when he went 10-8 with 132 whiffs in 173 innings.
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